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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]But Arlington schools are so overcrowded now, I am no longer sure if Arlington is an equivalent choice......[/quote]

The more "desirable" Fairfax schools are just as crowded.  They have had trailers for much longer than the Arlington schools.

Arlington, so far, has still placed a high value on keeping class sizes small. That doesn't seem to be the case in Fairfax.[/quote]

Empirical research proves no correlation between class size and achievement, except in very limited circumstances. The decline in "social capital" is far more important.[/quote]

My K has 18 kids in her class at Arlington Science Focus.  I think this school is fantastic.  We couldn't be happier.  I grew up in Fairfax Co. and there are plenty of schools (it is a very large county!) that aren't so good (as well as some that downright suck(.  My HS was one of the sucky ones.  I don't even remember having to 'study'.  Luckily, I got into  a great university anyways.  I have some friends that are from out of the area that picked a school because it was in Fairfax County.  I was in a quandry because the school is not good.  They had already bought so I kept my mouth shut...now as their kids approach middle and HS they are discussing moving because those schools are not good.  Of course, Arlington has a few non-winners as well.  It's a very broad brush when you say a county has the best schools...that just ain't so.

The best is relative.  Arlington County schools are on some of the same best in the county lists, Governor's award, etc.  After growing up in enormous Fairfax Co.---I prefer Arlington schools where it is a more personal.[/quote]

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